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Aunty

/ ˈɑːntɪ /

noun

  1. an informal name for ABC 2

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Sabrina Oakey, a co-founder of the charity, says knitted items are particularly important "because a lot of families who receive our packs may not have a Grandma or an Aunty or that family connection that can make those hand-made items".

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Sister Sophia Culpo wrote in comments, “Aunty can’t wait to meet you!!!!!”

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The lepers carried the hooch to speakeasies known as “aunty bars”, often operated by families from Goa, an enclave colonized by the Portuguese and converted to Christianity.

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PC Prior's family described her as "a loving mum, wife, daughter, sister, aunty and will be deeply missed".

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"We need to always stand for them because they are lost in there," Aunty Barb said.

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